Articles Tagged ‘ environmental stewardship ’

New Acts of Valor: Sara Flounders on the environmental impact of the U.S. military

July 24th, 2012

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Patriotism. Since the birth of the nation-state, humans have equated fighting in battle on behalf one’s country as the ultimate form of patriotism. But the U.S. military is far and away the planet’s biggest polluting force. Given the looming threat of climate change, perhaps it’s time we recognize environmental stewardship as the more patriotic undertaking.

This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise talks with author and activist Sara Flounders about the pollution and environmental devastation that continues to be wreaked by the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. How do we break this bellicose cycle of using resources to destroy human life and degrade the earth? Can the green movement somehow become the new face of patriotism? And what exactly does mother nature need to tell us until we finally understand that war is not the answer?

Miles To Go: Raising Awareness Through Ordinary and Extraordinary Feats

November 9th, 2010

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Whether staying within a 60-mile radius of his home, or crossing the globe on nothing but the power of her two oars, this week’s guests on Sea Change Radio, Roz Savage and Kurt Hoelting, both demonstrate their commitment to being good ancestors.

Kurt Hoelting, the author of The Circumference of Home, spent a year adventuring around his home without a car – something that all of us could do but most of us don’t. By contrast, the achievements of Roz Savage, the first woman to row across the Pacific Ocean on her own, are unfathomable to most of us. But Kurt Hoelting and Roz Savage share a common goal: spreading a message of environmental stewardship. Host Alex Wise sits down with them both on this week’s Sea Change Radio.